Army Issues New Guidance on New Beginnings
The Army has issued new guidance on the Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program, part of DoD’s New Beginnings personnel …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGSA Describes Management Issues in Cloud Migration
A major IT project such as cloud migration “is an organizational transformation” and “it is crucial that agencies proactively plan …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Address VA Staff Shortages
A newly offered bill (S-1325) in the Senate seeks to address what its sponsors call “crippling” workforce shortages at the …More
Employee Rights, DHS Bills Signed
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 115-40) legislation that recently passed Congress clarifying that protections against whistleblower retaliation apply …More
Agencies, Union Disagree over Employee Involvement in Reform Plans
Several departments have said that they are taking care to involve employees in the writing their agency reform plans as …More
GSA Broadens Small Business Contracting Options
GSA has added about 500 qualified industry partners to its GSA 8(a) STARS II governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) that is …More
Even Electronic Services Vulnerable to Scams
While the IRS has been migrating tax filing to electronic formats in part for security reasons, a recent warning from …More
OMB Clears Out Underbrush of Old Directives
OMB has issued a memo and guidance rescinding or scaling back prior OMB memos and guidance on a range of …More
Burdens on Agencies under Continued Review
OMB in issuing a memo rescinding reporting and compliance requirements in a variety of areas said that more is to …More
Senate Measure Targets CBP Hiring Issues
A newly introduced bipartisan bill in the Senate (S-1305) targets CBP hiring issues, particularly troubles related to hiring and keeping …More
Much Work Ahead for Top Management Officials, Says Report
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service says that “from an early reading of President Donald Trump’s announcements …More
Management Reform Efforts to Meet Personnel Challenges
Long-standing challenges in federal personnel management lie ahead for the Trump administration in its efforts to restructure the government, a …More
GAO Cites Personnel Challenges Facing DoD
The Defense Department has taken steps to develop better information about the skill sets possessed and needed within the department’s …More
USAID Leads FITARA Rankings, Which Slip Overall
A House committee’s latest rankings of agency compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act show a slight overall …More
GAO: Only Half of Recommendations on IT Completed
GAO has said that federal agencies have fully carried out less than half of the hundreds of recommendations it has …More
House Bill Seeks to Boost DHS Employee Morale
The House could vote at any time on a committee-approved bill, HR-2283, seeking to improve employee morale and internal communications …More
IG Warns about Secret Service’s Hiring Troubles
The Secret Service continues to struggle to fill available positions, resulting in overwork of current agents and uniformed officers that …More
VA Using Unqualified Employees on Crisis Line, Says Report
The VA has used unqualified employees on its veterans crisis line in violation of its own rules and “newly hired …More
Spending Bill Keeps Oversight Pressure on VA
The House Appropriations Committee has produced the first of the regular annual spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year, a …More
Chaffetz Being Replaced on Key Panel at Month’s End
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is in line to take over as chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, …More
Staffing Problems Hamper Immigration Office
The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review’s case backlog more than doubled over the last 10 years to more …More
OSC Argues against Restricting Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel has intervened in a whistleblower-related case before the MSPB to argue in favor of a …More
DoD Says it Has Learned Its Lesson on Base Closings
In again asking Congress for permission to conduct another base realignment and closure round, or BRAC, DoD is saying that …More
House Set to Address DHS Disciplinary Practices
The House could vote at any time on HR-2131, to direct DHS to standardize its policies on handling employee misconduct …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Boost Recovery of Assets
A newly introduced bipartisan Senate bill (S-1329) seeks to improve the recovery of governmental assets by centralizing such efforts in …More
Senate Panel to Examine Progress on Agency Reform Plans
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to hold a hearing next week on the status of the …More
Set Specific Goals for Buyouts, Early Outs, Audit Recommends
A 2014 round of buyout and early retirement offers at the SBA did not fully achieve its goals of restructuring …More
Management Challenges at Park Service Called Severe
The National Park Service is making progress toward addressing a range of personnel-related management challenges, but the task ahead remains …More
Path Seems Clear to Final Enactment of VA Appeals Bill
Several federal employee organizations have continued to raise concerns about the potential impact on a merit-based civil service of a …More
CBO Expects Little Use of Awards Recoupment Authority
The CBO has said it expects relatively little impact from an authority contained in a Senate-passed VA reform bill (S-1094) …More
